Eibar head coach Jose Mendilibar believes Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi doesn’t need to miss any games because he can rest while on the pitch. Before the Catalans’ Champions League game against Napoli on Tuesday, Barca face Eibar in La Liga on Saturday with question marks over whether Lionel Messi will be involved from the start. Mendilibar is adamant however that the Argentina attacker […]
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Pep Guardiola has fired back at Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu after he praised the sanctions levied against Premier League side Manchester City by UEFA. In the aftermath of that ruling, both Pep Guardiola and City have defended the club, with all involved saying that the club is innocent. Bartomeu, meanwhile, defended his […]
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi isn’t surprised by Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent Serie A scoring streak for Italian side Juventus as he praised the striker’s ability to find the back of the net. Ronaldo has scored in 11 straight league matches for Juve despite turning 35 this month and has an outstanding 24 goals to his name this […]
The Atletico Madrid supporters created a ferocious atmosphere at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday and Diego Simeone heaped praises on them as they beat Liverpool. Liverpool were returning to the scene of their Champions League final triumph, but lost 1-0 on this occasion. Ahead of the game, the home fans gave their […]
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has accused Atletico Madrid and their boss Diego Simeone of celebrating their Champions League first-leg victory as if they had won the whole tie. The Premier League leaders went behind after only four minutes in Madrid as Saul Niguez netted the only goal of the match […]
Former Holland player, Ruud Gullit, has warned Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk that he would never win the Ballon d’Or award. Van Dijk narrowly lost out to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi in 2019, finishing behind the Argentine attacker in second place. The Liverpool star was considered one of the favourites […]
Marcos Rojo has revealed the reason behind his dressing room brawl with Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the duo were still at Manchester United together. Argentine defender Rojo and Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic – now at Estudiantes and AC Milan, respectively – were team-mates at United, winning the League Cup and the Europa League together. However, they […]
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hit back at his successor at the Emirates Stadium, Unai Emery after the Spaniard manager claimed he inherited the club that was in decline. Emery took over from Arsene Wenger who spent 22 years at Arsenal and left the club in 2018. Unai Emery […]
Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard has blamed the match officials for refusing to make use of the pitch side monitor during their defeat to Manchester United on Monday night. Lampard said United’s defender Harry Maguire should have been given a red card before he scored his side’s second goal. The […]
Harry Maguire has defended himself over his kick on Batshuayi during Manchester United’s victory over Chelsea on Monday and says he was trying to stop the Belgian from falling on him. The Red Devils captain tussled with Batshuayi during the first half of their 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge and […]